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Jean Champion(1914-2001)

  • Actor
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Jean Champion in Muriel (1963)
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Jean Champion was born on 9 March 1914 in Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, France. He was an actor, known for Clean Slate (1981), The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) and Le cercle rouge (1970). He died on 23 May 2001 in Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, France.
BornMarch 9, 1914
DiedMay 23, 2001(87)
BornMarch 9, 1914
DiedMay 23, 2001(87)
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Known for

Clean Slate (1981)
Clean Slate
7.3
  • Priest
  • 1981
Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
7.8
  • Aubin(as J. Champion)
  • 1964
Alain Delon, Bourvil, and Yves Montand in Le cercle rouge (1970)
Le cercle rouge
7.9
  • Le garde-barrière
  • 1970
Day for Night (1973)
Day for Night
8.0
  • Bertrand, le producteur
  • 1973

Credits

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Actor

  • Mon père avait raison
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Dr. Mourier
    • 1996
  • Les anges gardiens (1995)
    Les anges gardiens
    5.9
    • Grand-père du Père Tarain
    • 1995
  • Maigret et la grande perche (1991)
    Maigret
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Le patron de la quincaillerie
    • 1991
  • Dominique Lavanant in Imogène (1989)
    Imogène
    7.0
    TV Series
    • M. Sureau
    • 1990
  • I Want to Go Home (1989)
    I Want to Go Home
    5.4
    • Le chauffeur de taxi
    • Taxi driver
    • 1989
  • Life and Nothing But (1989)
    Life and Nothing But
    7.5
    • Lagrange
    • 1989
  • Bernadette Lafont in V comme vengeance (1989)
    V comme vengeance
    4.9
    TV Series
    • Bougeron
    • 1989
  • Grandeur et décadence d'un petit commerce de cinéma (1986)
    Black Sequence
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Papy Verdun
    • 1988
  • Sydney Penny in Bernadette (1988)
    Bernadette
    6.7
    • Un chanoine
    • 1988
  • Hart Bochner, Jane Seymour, and Zeljko Ivanek in The Sun Also Rises (1984)
    The Sun Also Rises
    6.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Jean
    • 1984
  • Love Unto Death (1984)
    Love Unto Death
    6.7
    • Voice (voice)
    • 1984
  • L'appartement (1984)
    L'appartement
    TV Series
    • Le juge Malembert
    • 1984
  • The Blood of Others (1984)
    The Blood of Others
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Liftier Meurice
    • 1984
  • Jean-Claude Bouillon, Pierre Maguelon, and Jean-Paul Tribout in Les brigades du Tigre (1974)
    Les brigades du Tigre
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Le Baron
    • Henri Chaumette
    • 1978–1983
  • Pierre Clémenti, Pascal Greggory, Christiane Jean, and Jean Sorel in Par ordre du Roy (1983)
    Par ordre du Roy
    TV Movie
    • Le père confesseur (segment "Le paravent de la princesse")
    • 1983

Soundtrack

  • Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
    The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
    7.8
    • performer: "Le Garage, Dispute"
    • 1964

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Day for Night
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Day for Night

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • J. Champion
  • Born
    • March 9, 1914
    • Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, France
  • Died
    • May 23, 2001
    • Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, France(undisclosed)

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